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10-20-2021, 07:45 PM | #1 |
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| Alexei's leafspring Trail King Hilux
showing my build of my leafspring Trail King. this is also my first off road RC, so this is totally new to me. the goal is a scale trail truck, nothing for competition. with some SSD axle parts im able to use the RC4WD leafspring conversion kit. i also added the SSD Pro44 metal axle clamps to the mix. since the body is a pickup truck, i got some Xtraspeed cantilever rear shocks as i dont want to cut holes in the truck bed. Last edited by Alexei; 10-20-2021 at 09:05 PM. |
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10-20-2021, 07:56 PM | #2 |
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| Re: Alexei's leafspring Trail King Hilux
start of the assembly. im using ShrinkRC bodymounts for my build. the motor is a Holmes Hobbies Crawl Master 5-slot 13 turns. for ESC i got a Hobbywing QuickRun WP1080. |
10-20-2021, 08:05 PM | #3 |
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| Re: Alexei's leafspring Trail King Hilux
update 2, inspected by cat. just as i started taking photos, our cat wanted to look. i have the rear drive shaft mounted incorrect, so that have to be switched around. Last edited by Alexei; 10-20-2021 at 08:07 PM. |
10-20-2021, 08:10 PM | #4 | |
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| Re: Alexei's leafspring Trail King Hilux Quote:
I'm thinking of switching the rear axle on my knight Runner to a leaf sprung Pro44 but the only mounting option I seem to be able to find are custom made or the JEC racing one which are currently out of stock. Sent from my LM-V600 using Tapatalk | |
10-20-2021, 08:19 PM | #5 | |
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| Re: Alexei's leafspring Trail King Hilux Quote:
im using the RC4WD Z-C0054 Conversion kit for SCX10 II. they kind of disappeared at the time i bought my set. i dont know the reasons why, they had only been on the market for a very short time. | |
10-20-2021, 08:24 PM | #6 | |
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| Re: Alexei's leafspring Trail King Hilux Quote:
Do the shackle mounts with that kit look like these by chance? https://store.rc4wd.com/Leaf-Spring-...ng_p_7775.html I'm not familiar enough with Axial axles to know if the any major differences between the single piece and the three piece/Pro44 style housing Sent from my LM-V600 using Tapatalk | |
10-20-2021, 08:31 PM | #7 | |
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| Re: Alexei's leafspring Trail King Hilux Quote:
but the mounts for the axles are definitely different. | |
10-20-2021, 08:33 PM | #8 | |
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| Re: Alexei's leafspring Trail King Hilux Quote:
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10-20-2021, 09:02 PM | #9 |
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| Re: Alexei's leafspring Trail King Hilux
this is how the Trail King looks like at the moment. servo installed, i went with an SRT W45. rear drive shaft orientation was corrected, and front shocks mounted. panhard was also installed, along with a front link. not sure about the front link, if it is any use, or even making problems instead. the body has also been test fitted. front axles are centered nicely, but the rear wheels is quite off center, so will have to do something about that. i still dont have any wheels, the original plan was to go with 1.55'' wheels. but the test fit of the body also shows it sitting a bit taller than i expected, so i need to reconsider a couple of things. looking around at other options, i found that i can probably use 1.9'' wheels with some smaller outer diameter (at 90mm to 100mm) without having it looking oversized. Last edited by Alexei; 10-20-2021 at 09:41 PM. |
10-21-2021, 07:57 AM | #10 |
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| Re: Alexei's leafspring Trail King Hilux
Nice clean build!
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10-21-2021, 10:58 AM | #11 |
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| Re: Alexei's leafspring Trail King Hilux
good looking built ... definetely great to see a trail king with leaf sprung suspension. specially keeping the pro44's under the leaves. Looking forward seeing the progress.
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10-21-2021, 02:59 PM | #12 |
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| Re: Alexei's leafspring Trail King Hilux
thanks guys here is some close ups, still current state mid October. next i need to buy is wheels/tires, receiver (already ordered), aluminium servo arm. |
10-21-2021, 08:57 PM | #13 |
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| Re: Alexei's leafspring Trail King Hilux
I'd suggest removing the panhard link on the front axle. The leaf springs should do the job of keeping the axle centered. Plus, the link may cause bonding in the suspension movement. Really sweet build!! Sent from my moto g(7) power using Tapatalk |
10-22-2021, 09:19 AM | #14 |
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| Re: Alexei's leafspring Trail King Hilux
also you should be able to use the frame extension included in the trail king kit so you can move the axle a couple of mounting holes back to align the axle to the wheel wells. I am unsure how much can the splines on the driveshaft will allow you to extend.
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10-22-2021, 02:58 PM | #15 | ||
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| Re: Alexei's leafspring Trail King Hilux Quote:
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if i use the chassis extensions, then the axle will move a lot further back, much more than i need. the rear shackle mounts need to mount at the rear bumper provided with the conversion kit too. on ther other hand, it is possible to take the shackle mounts and reverse them. | ||
10-22-2021, 03:08 PM | #16 | |
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| Re: Alexei's leafspring Trail King Hilux Quote:
I don't think a link running parallel to you axle would work very well as an anti wrap bar. I think the rod ends/pivot ball would still allow your axle to twist (to a degree) You can however, install and use the intended top link. The fixed length won't allow the axle to rotate, as is it's partial function in the stock linked configuration. Sent from my LM-V600 using Tapatalk | |
10-23-2021, 01:02 PM | #17 | |
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| Re: Alexei's leafspring Trail King Hilux Quote:
installing the link and and panhard was also some sort of experiment to see how things move or work. but the leaf springs are still to stiff to get a good idea of the movement. | |
11-14-2021, 06:02 PM | #18 |
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| Re: Alexei's leafspring Trail King Hilux
time for update. got some parts: an RC4WD interior set. MST 1.9 tires and SSD servo horn. Boomracing SV5 1.9 wheels and different offset hubs just bought the Futaba receiver, the rest is something i have had for a while now. just didnt get photos of them. i bought the GRC bumper in case i would need an small offset front bumper to have room for the body, but the stock one in the SSD kit is even less offset, so most likely i wont need the GRC bumper. |
11-14-2021, 06:30 PM | #19 |
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| Re: Alexei's leafspring Trail King Hilux
the plan at first was to use 1.55'' wheels, but seeing i would need some bigger outer diameter tires than first expected to make it look right, i could go up to 1.9'' and still it would look fine. provided i could get the right sized tires, but i found some. so i mounted the tires on Boomracing 1.9'' SV5 wheels, with 1mm offset hubs, and they dont poke out too much that i would want to use overfenders. and i still have hubs that gives a little less offset. the SSD aluminium servo horn was also installed. now that the wheels are mounted, i can also see how much the wheelbase are off in the back. that is the next thing to figure out, and i have a few ideas. |
11-15-2021, 10:31 AM | #20 |
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| Re: Alexei's leafspring Trail King Hilux
looking good... definitely needs the wheelbase adjusted ... if i remember correctly there is a set of leaves that are longer ... bruiser? someone will chime in ... that might help you extend the wheel base a few mm. without modifying the existing mounts.
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